Books like The Atomic City Girls
12 books with a reading profile close to The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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The Women of Chateau Lafayette
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
This novel follows the history of the Chateau de Chavaniac, the birthplace of the Marquis de Lafayette, across three distinct centuries.
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Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1887, journalist Nellie Bly feigned insanity to secure a commitment to the Women’s Medical College on Blackwell’s Island.
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Kon-Tiki
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Thor Heyerdahl documents his 1947 expedition to prove that ancient South Americans could have settled Polynesia.
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Lieutenant General Harold G.
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1879, Lieutenant George De Long led the USS Jeannette toward the North Pole, fueled by the incorrect scientific theory of an Open Polar Sea.
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Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Elizabeth Keckley, a formerly enslaved woman who bought her freedom through her needlework, establishes a successful business in Washington, D.C., and becomes the personal confidante and modiste to Mary Todd Lincoln.
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The Indigo Girl
by Natasha Boyd
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1739, sixteen-year-old Eliza Lucas is left in charge of three South Carolina plantations while her father pursues military ambitions in Antigua.
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From Sand and Ash
by Amy Harmon
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in 1943 Italy, the narrative follows Eva Rosselli, a Jewish woman, and Angelo Bianco, a Catholic priest, as they navigate the German occupation of Rome.
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The Address
by Fiona Davis
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
The Address follows two women connected by the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan across different centuries.
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The Spectacular
by Fiona Davis
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in 1950s Manhattan, the narrative follows Marion Brooks, a young woman who defies her father’s expectations by auditioning for the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
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The First Ladies
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
This historical novel centers on the real-world partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
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Revolution
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In modern-day Brooklyn, Andi Alpers is a gifted musician struggling with clinical depression and failing grades following the death of her younger brother.
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